[Users] Search for messages between timestamps

Brian Morrison bdm at fenrir.org.uk
Wed Aug 22 12:22:10 CEST 2018


On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 23:30:38 +0300
Removed GDPR <removed-gdpr at example.com> wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Aug 2018 18:28:27 -0000 Paul wrote:
> 
> > For example, an 'extended' type of QuickSearch using:
> > age_greater 5 & age_lower 25  
> 
> I know but when searching among thousands of messages
> from a long time ago age becomes very inconvenient to
> calculate for each search. Imagine having to find all
> messages between 2004-06-13 and 2007-02-11, or between
> 2010-03-14 14:30 and 2010-05-15 16:40, or (more
> complicated) between 10AM and 4PM Monday-Friday during
> the last 10 months.
> 
> I suppose using external command would make it possible
> but I wanted to ask first if CM itself (or a plugin)
> can do it.

There's a tool on Fedora called pdd, it can calculate date ranges etc.
You may be able to create a script file that uses it and then call that
as an action.

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Brian Morrison

                "I am not young enough to know everything"
                                                          Oscar Wilde



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